Tech, development and manufacturing

Wooden touchscreens, AR goggles: displays the next car battleground

Tech firms have been showing off next-generation interiors as car industry moves towards being 'software-defined'

22 January 2024
Wooden touchscreens, AR goggles: displays the next car battleground
93 ev charger suppliers under scrutiny podpoint
PodPoint recently switched focus from fast public devices to home and workplace charging
Tech, development and manufacturing

EV charger companies switch tactics in search for elusive profits

Companies are looking at new business models as shaky medium-term profit outlooks leave investors spooked

8 December 2023
EV charger companies switch tactics in search for elusive profits
Kieran O'Regan, Thierry Bolloré and Gavin White from About Energy
Thierry Bolloré with firm founders Kieran O'Regan (l) and Gavin White (r)
Tech, development and manufacturing

Ex-JLR boss Bollore named director of UK-based battery start-up

Firm uses software to reduce the development time and cost of electric car batteries

28 November 2023
Ex-JLR boss Bollore named director of UK-based battery start-up
Tech, development and manufacturing

Mazda-backed AI firm can slash car development time "to months"

Latest funding round raises £16 million for Cambridge-based technology firm Secondmind

28 November 2023
Mazda-backed AI firm can slash car development time "to months"
ev point vw 49
EG Group's new chargers will carry the EV Point brand name
Tech, development and manufacturing

UK petrol station group to add Tesla Supercharger tech to forecourts

Deal with EG Group marks first time that Tesla has sold its EV charger technology to a European third party

13 November 2023
UK petrol station group to add Tesla Supercharger tech to forecourts
Toyota IMV0
Toyota IMV 0 is a versatile truck that will arrive in emerging markets priced at $10,000
Tech, development and manufacturing

Editor's letter: What really is mobility? Ask Toyota…

Japanese brand's versatile IMV 0 shows "future mobility" is more than just smartphone-like tech

3 November 2023
Editor's letter: What really is mobility? Ask Toyota…
Cars
Mass adoption of EVs needs to be backed by "asset sharing" Coastr boss Biswajit Kundu Roy told Autocar
Tech, development and manufacturing

Vehicle sharing 'more key' than EV adoption in climate battle

British automotive tech firm Coastr claims that just 6% of the world’s 2.4 billion cars are fully utilised

25 October 2023
Vehicle sharing 'more key' than EV adoption in climate battle
Horiba Mira self driving cars
UK-based Horiba Mira will lead the technical development of the project
Tech, development and manufacturing

UK-led project will slash self-driving tech costs by 40%

Certus aims to cut production times and increase safety of next-generation autonomous systems

17 October 2023
UK-led project will slash self-driving tech costs by 40%
Tech, development and manufacturing

Nissan's Sunderland battery factory to supply a third of UK capacity

Factory could eventually pump out more than a third of the 100GWh battery capacity the entire UK will need in 2030

4 October 2023
Nissan's Sunderland battery factory to supply a third of UK capacity
Mini Cooper SE and S production Oxford 2023
Oxford currently builds both petrol and electric Mini hatchbacks
Tech, development and manufacturing

Why Mini's Oxford plant is turning its back on EVs – for now

Production of electric Mini models will move entirely to China between 2024 and 2026

11 September 2023
Why Mini's Oxford plant is turning its back on EVs – for now

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